Detailing Thread [For Newbies][ARCHIVED]

[PSI]

For those who attended sir Edwin's seminar, magkano rates ng OGE?

pm sent sir

[PSI]

For starters and those on time constraints i also recommend detailing it per panel, but of course this would always happen after washing you car, lets say this week your goal is to do the roof hood and trunk, then go ahead and clay it and polish it and then seal it with FX and then wax it with TW PUG, and just use PUG for the rest of the car, the reason why i said you use FX only on those parts of the car that you've clayed and polish is because its going to be pointless to apply FX to the other panels when you're just gonna clay it the week after, clay will surely remove and protection on your paint, at least when one part of the car is clayed polished and sealed you could just top that part with wax after washing your car and you're done for that panel and just clay polish and seal other panels.

hmmmmm I'll try this one......para half day lang ako....roof, hood trunk lang muna.....sabay degrime.......

[PSI]

oi ang sarap naman nyan! pwede bang jumoin? hahaha. kaso di din pala ako pwede. birthday ko pala nun. hahaha!

UY!!! dude dyan na lang tayo sa inyo bday mo pala

HAPPY BDAY!!!

di tuloy saamin me mga lakad yung 2

[rico_g]

Pics of my car... fleetwax vs 476s... PLease note that the hood, where the fleetwax is is exposed in direct sunlight when i was taking pics, the rest of the car isn't. This is one of the reasons the hood may seem shinier...

But for me... i like both equally... i guess tignan ko na lang as to which one lasts longer...

My hood c/o master edwin's fleet wax and OGE





The rest of my car on 476s and OGE (i need to buy a duster)





to be continued...

[rico_g]

Beading effect of fleetwax and OGE





Beading effect of 476s and OGE

[Big_daddy]

Need further advice regarding what to do at this point?
1. Wash with Dawn or some other detergent
Dawn is a great detergent thats strong enough to remove most waxes and sealants but also strong enough to remove road films and all that other dirty stuff but it being strong you should work fast and dry it fast so it doesn't whiten your trims

For initial wash i would recommend dawn but for the succeeding washes i would recommend a dedicated car shampoo so it won't strip you wax.

2. Clay bar

3. Polish with either Mother's or Meguiars, to remove light swirl marks
If you are dealing with swirl marks, if you are planning on removing them, try using SwirlX for Meguiars and if you plan on filling them, try using Mothers Step 2

4. Seal with FX Synwax
There's always a rule of thumb to always wait for sealants to cure properly to the paint but i've found it much less for FX Synwax so you could probably take a break a little and grab a cold one before slapping on the TW PUG

5. Top off with Turtle Wax Platinum Ultra Gloss

For starters and those on time constraints i also recommend detailing it per panel, but of course this would always happen after washing you car, lets say this week your goal is to do the roof hood and trunk, then go ahead and clay it and polish it and then seal it with FX and then wax it with TW PUG, and just use PUG for the rest of the car, the reason why i said you use FX only on those parts of the car that you've clayed and polish is because its going to be pointless to apply FX to the other panels when you're just gonna clay it the week after, clay will surely remove and protection on your paint, at least when one part of the car is clayed polished and sealed you could just top that part with wax after washing your car and you're done for that panel and just clay polish and seal other panels.

Thanks again Madkatz...idol talaga kita when it comes to detailing...will post pics as soon as I'm done with either the hood or any one of the other panels.

[x_jason_x]

Guys need your help.

Yun dating timba/bucket na gamit ko for personal car wash nasira.

Im planning to buy yun parang timba na gamit ni big berts, yun medyo malaki. Pero wala ako mahanap nyun.

Do you know any place where I can get these? And kung alam niyo sana un price. Thanks!

[PSI]

*rico...
Papa galing ng beading ng oto mo....nice wok........nga pala baka pwede palit tayo mags HEHEHEHEHE!

[rico_g]

*rico...
Papa galing ng beading ng oto mo....nice wok........nga pala baka pwede palit tayo mags HEHEHEHEHE!

salamat pafs... palit tayo sumday... pag tinamad na ko mag linis ng mag wheels at itim na ang kulay... hehehe..

[scharnhorst]

coated 476 with OCW.

hindi nga masyado maganda beading ng optimum car wax.

pero at least malalaman ko na wala na yung OCW pag maganda na yung beading

[Chikselog]

coated 476 with OCW.

hindi nga masyado maganda beading ng optimum car wax.

pero at least malalaman ko na wala na yung OCW pag maganda na yung beading

Dok ibig sabihin talagang natakpan ng OCW yung 476? Damn, ganda pala nyan. Ibig sabihin ni-coat nya talaga yung 476, wax talaga siya di lang basta spray wax!

[scharnhorst]

^^ apparently. hehe. hindi talaga nagbi-bead masyado (either that, or nastrip ko yung 476! hindi naman siguro!)

and tama si ma'am madkatz - 2 sprays lang per panel (3 sa hood, 4 sa bubong), may coating na

and unlike yung sa mother's FX na spraywax, walang buffing required kasi habang iniispread, makintab na agad

ganda tingnan. hehe. tinapalan ko pa ng nanosliq para masarap rin haplusin :rofl:

*PSI: sinubukan kong gamitin yung microtex na wax applicator para sa 476, ang hirap pala, naninigas kasi. mas madali gamitin yung yellow na foam na bilog for collinite na paste.

pero pag liquid mas okay yung microtex na applicator

[PSI]

^^ apparently. hehe. hindi talaga nagbi-bead masyado (either that, or nastrip ko yung 476! hindi naman siguro!)

and tama si ma'am madkatz - 2 sprays lang per panel (3 sa hood, 4 sa bubong), may coating na

and unlike yung sa mother's FX na spraywax, walang buffing required kasi habang iniispread, makintab na agad

ganda tingnan. hehe. tinapalan ko pa ng nanosliq para masarap rin haplusin

*PSI: sinubukan kong gamitin yung microtex na wax applicator para sa 476, ang hirap pala, naninigas kasi. mas madali gamitin yung yellow na foam na bilog for collinite na paste.

pero pag liquid mas okay yung microtex na applicator

*scharnhorst ==sige mangigit ka........wait natin 2nd week of aug hehehehe!!! wheather wheather lang yan.....as to the M=applicator...im not having prob with it.......wait mukhang alam ko ginawa mo.....more on meroon kang di ginawa........question?????? did you lubricate your applicator before dipping....este rubbing a LITTLE 476 from its can?

[bombitmd]

Ang sakit ng katawan ko! Spent half the day cleaning the car yesterday.

First I tried SwirlX for the millions of scratch marks and swirl marks. Ang masasabi ko lang, hindi kinayanan ng powers ko Kailagan talaga may machine sa dami; malamang ipa-BB ko muna and then maintain ko na lang...

Nag 2-step ako with Mother's Step 2 and then FX Synwax. Tinapos ko kaninang umaga with Fleetwax! And then finally, OCW. Ok naman kinalabasan, pero hindi pantay yung gloss niya; may portions na kulang sa gloss. Feeling ko dahil pagod na katawan ko, hehe. Kailangan ko talaga siguro ipa-BB para mapantay muna and makuha yung mga scratches. Maintenance na lang after. Haayy...

Wala nga beeding yung Collinite pero nag sh-sheeting naman. May portion ng rear bumber na nakalimutan ko i-OCW; dun ko napansin yung beading. Ganda nga!

Wala ba gusto mag pa-hiram or pa-rent ng rotary or orbital?

[jmpet626]

Ang sakit ng katawan ko! Spent half the day cleaning the car yesterday.

First I tried SwirlX for the millions of scratch marks and swirl marks. Ang masasabi ko lang, hindi kinayanan ng powers ko Kailagan talaga may machine sa dami; malamang ipa-BB ko muna and then maintain ko na lang...

Nag 2-step ako with Mother's Step 2 and then FX Synwax. Tinapos ko kaninang umaga with Fleetwax! And then finally, OCW. Ok naman kinalabasan, pero hindi pantay yung gloss niya; may portions na kulang sa gloss. Feeling ko dahil pagod na katawan ko, hehe. Kailangan ko talaga siguro ipa-BB para mapantay muna and makuha yung mga scratches. Maintenance na lang after. Haayy...

Wala nga beeding yung Collinite pero nag sh-sheeting naman. May portion ng rear bumber na nakalimutan ko i-OCW; dun ko napansin yung beading. Ganda nga!

Wala ba gusto mag pa-hiram or pa-rent ng rotary or orbital?

Ganyan din prob ko sir sa black car ko dati pag nag polish by hand ako hindi pantay yung ibang areas.

[bombitmd]

Parang gusto ko tuloy bilhin yung Porter Cable 7424 on sale sa Autogeek Pero baka December pa dumating kung isasabay ko sa balikbayan box ng kapatid ko. At least may time para pag ipunan... hehe

[azzkkr2600]

mga sirs and ma'am madkatz, ano ang mas okay na size ng ccs pads, 6.5 or 5.5? good deal na yun rotary ni sir jmpet kaso dapat tlaga magtraining magrotary. mahal kasi ng portercable at 110v pa.

[jmpet626]

Parang gusto ko tuloy bilhin yung Porter Cable 7424 on sale sa Autogeek Pero baka December pa dumating kung isasabay ko sa balikbayan box ng kapatid ko. At least may time para pag ipunan... hehe

Parang mas ok yung Griot's Garage na ROP sir sa autogeek din at halos same price. Mas mataas yung wattage ng Griots kesa sa portercable so mas ok siya for defect removal. Nakabili na ko ng portercable nung nabasa ko yung specs nila. Ako din sir nung umorder ako 3 months inantay ko since sea freight yung balikbayan box.

Also sir allot din kayo ng budget para sa stepdown transformer na atleast 1000watts para sa porter around 1.5k 2k din yun.

[jmpet626]

mga sirs and ma'am madkatz, ano ang mas okay na size ng ccs pads, 6.5 or 5.5? good deal na yun rotary ni sir jmpet kaso dapat tlaga magtraining magrotary. mahal kasi ng portercable at 110v pa.

Para sakin yung size na 7 or 8 inch para mas malaking area kaagad ang ma cover. Since may 6.5 inch pads na ko from my portercable yun na lang ginamit ko para di sayang at nag hanap na lang ako ng 5 inch backing plate. Need talaga ng extensive training sa rotary medyo mahirap maka achieve ng swirl free finish pagka rotary compared PorterCable ROP.

Ok din yung CCS pads dahil hindi sya ganun kabilis mag produce ng heat compared sa regular Flat pads dahil sa mga dimples ng CCS pads.


Kung sa portercable naman mas ok gumamit ng 5.5inch na pads pagka defect removal parang mas malakas kasi yung ikot niya pag 5.5 compared sa 5.5 inch

[bombitmd]

Parang mas ok yung Griot's Garage na ROP sir sa autogeek din at halos same price. Mas mataas yung wattage ng Griots kesa sa portercable so mas ok siya for defect removal. Nakabili na ko ng portercable nung nabasa ko yung specs nila. Ako din sir nung umorder ako 3 months inantay ko since sea freight yung balikbayan box.

Also sir allot din kayo ng budget para sa stepdown transformer na atleast 1000watts para sa porter around 1.5k 2k din yun.

Actually, am not sure what to look for in a ROP except dapat may variable speed. Mukhang maganda nga yung Griot's; eh yung Meguiar's?

Also, which pads should I have? I'm thinking pads for moderate to light correct, and for wax application and polish.